[SOLVED] SND-HDA-INTEL Soundcard recognized but NO SOUND

blackbird · 2008-04-20 13:35:07

Hey,

I got Arch 2008.04-rc up and running beautifully on my Zepto 6625WD, everything works except sound from the soundcard ( ALC268 )

It is recognized and drivers are configured but there is no sound, any help would be appreciated. I have enabled the modules, unmuted the speakers and added myself to the audio group but still no sound.

Here is some information to aid in the troubleshooting

OUTPUT of lsmod|grep '^snd'

[zaeem@arch ~]$ lsmod|grep '^snd'
snd_seq_oss            30336  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      6656  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                48464  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          6796  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_hda_intel         292000  1 
snd_pcm_oss            38432  0 
snd_mixer_oss          14848  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                70404  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer              19588  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc          8072  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_hwdep               7556  1 snd_hda_intel
snd                    46436  11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep

OUTPUT of ls -l /dev/snd/

[zaeem@arch ~]$ ls -l /dev/snd/
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  0 2008-04-20 15:18 controlC0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  4 2008-04-20 15:18 hwC0D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  5 2008-04-20 15:18 hwC0D1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 24 2008-04-20 15:18 pcmC0D0c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 16 2008-04-20 15:21 pcmC0D0p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 17 2008-04-20 15:18 pcmC0D1p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 26 2008-04-20 15:18 pcmC0D2c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 30 2008-04-20 15:18 pcmC0D6c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 22 2008-04-20 15:18 pcmC0D6p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  1 2008-04-20 15:18 seq
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 2008-04-20 15:18 timer

OUTPUT of aplay -l

[zaeem@arch ~]$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC268 Digital [ALC268 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 6: Si3054 Modem [Si3054 Modem]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

OUTPUT of aplay -L

[zaeem@arch ~]$ aplay -L
default:CARD=Intel
    HDA Intel, ALC268 Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC268 Analog
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC268 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC268 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC268 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC268 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC268 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)

OUTPUT when playing .wav file, obviously don't hear anything but here is the output

[zaeem@arch ~]$ aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono

/etc/modprobe.conf

#
# /etc/modprobe.conf (for v2.6 kernels)
#

/etc/modprobe.d/sound

alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel

/etc/rc.conf

#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# USEDIRECTISA: use direct I/O requests instead of /dev/rtc for hwclock
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="en_US.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
USEDIRECTISA="yes"
TIMEZONE="Canada/Pacific"
KEYMAP="us"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
#
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
#
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(slhc tg3 acpi-cpufreq cpufreq_ondemand iwl4965 snd-hda-intel snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd soundcore)

# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="arch"

# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
#   - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
#   - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# 
# DHCP:     Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#
#eth0="dhcp"
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
#wlan0="wlan0 192.168.1.64 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.254"
wlan0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo !eth0 !wlan0)

# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
#   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.254"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
 
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
#   - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
#   - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
#
# This now requires the netcfg package
#
NETWORKS=(Home)

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
#   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
#   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng !network acpid dhcdbd networkmanager laptop-mode netfs crond hal fam gdm)

OUTPUT of alsamixer

and i've tried messing with settings in here

Last edited by blackbird (2008-04-20 16:01:29)

blackbird · 2008-04-20 16:00:55

PROBLEM SOLVED !!!

Updated to the 2.6.25 Kernel which is in the testing repository and BOOM sound WORKS great.

Plugging in the headphones also mutes the speakers ...its just PERFECT!!

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On another not, I'd like to help the community, I want to write a wiki article on this laptop and its hardware (zepto 6625WD). The ones like which say what works and what doesnt and any extra steps required. How do I go on about doing that, do I contact someone, post it as thread or just create a new wiki article.

Last edited by blackbird (2008-04-20 16:02:03)

olle · 2008-04-21 14:44:22

I have the same problem. How exactly did you upgrade to the 2.6.25 kernel?

blackbird · 2008-04-21 15:53:52

olle wrote:

I have the same problem. How exactly did you upgrade to the 2.6.25 kernel?

First type "su" in terminal and enter your password to gain root privileges.

Open the /etc/pacman.conf file with your favorite editor, I used nano so I typed "nano /etc/pacman.conf"

In pacman.conf uncomment these two lines by removing the # before them.

[testing]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

Save and close pacman.conf and type in "pacman -Syu in the terminal", this should start an upgrade which includes the new kernel and other programs, hit "y" to upgrade everything, thats what I did.

Reboot and hopefully sound should be there, if its not use the command "alsamixer" as non-root user to unmute the audio channels.

Then go ahead in pacman.conf and comment those two lines again, after doing so type in "pacman -Scc" to clear cache, when asked to delete testing repository hit "n"

Hope this helped.

Last edited by blackbird (2008-04-21 15:55:24)

thetictacaddict · 2008-05-11 23:28:48

Thanks for the tip! I had the same problem and upgrading to the kernel in testing fixed it.

HydroDiOxide · 2008-07-23 20:41:41

Sorry to open this again. I've got the same card in my laptop and I'm using the 2.6.25 kernel, but my sound still doesn't work.

HydroDiOxide · 2008-07-23 20:53:05

After messing around with volume control in Gnome, I got sound.

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#1 2008-04-20 13:35:07

[SOLVED] SND-HDA-INTEL Soundcard recognized but NO SOUND

#2 2008-04-20 16:00:55

Re: [SOLVED] SND-HDA-INTEL Soundcard recognized but NO SOUND

#3 2008-04-21 14:44:22

Re: [SOLVED] SND-HDA-INTEL Soundcard recognized but NO SOUND

#4 2008-04-21 15:53:52

Re: [SOLVED] SND-HDA-INTEL Soundcard recognized but NO SOUND

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Re: [SOLVED] SND-HDA-INTEL Soundcard recognized but NO SOUND

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